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Backed by space technology, Asia-Pacific countries power sustainable development
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Backed by space technology, Asia-Pacific countries power sustainable development

Asian and Pacific nations are increasingly leveraging space technology and geospatial information to respond to challenges on the ground, including in their efforts to contain the spread and mitigate the impact…

18 November 2020 · 2 min read

EU Bishops call for solidarity and hope on path towards better future - Vatican News
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EU Bishops call for solidarity and hope on path towards better future – Vatican News

The Bishops Conferences of Europe highlight the values of solidarity, fraternity and unity as keystones to guiding the continent’s path to a better society.

18 November 2020 · 5 min read

Pope at Audience: Mary a woman of prayer and model for our prayer - Vatican News
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Pope at Audience: Mary a woman of prayer and model for our prayer – Vatican News

Pope Francis reflects on prayer and on how the Virgin Mary, who entrusted herself to God with docility, is a model for our own lives.

18 November 2020 · 4 min read

Cameroon and Nigeria: Struggling communities host Refugees - Vatican News
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Cameroon and Nigeria: Struggling communities host Refugees – Vatican News

For the past eleven years, Cameroon has been faced with two outrageous armed conflicts. With no peace prospects in sight, the living is dire for many refugees.

18 November 2020 · 4 min read

Persons living with disabilities ‘have very special abilities’, UN deputy chief tells young Ghanaians  
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Persons living with disabilities ‘have very special abilities’, UN deputy chief tells young Ghanaians  

During her visit to Ghana on Monday, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with young people living with HIV and disabilities in the capital, Accra.   

17 November 2020 · 3 min read

Protestant, Catholic churches in Germany launch campaign against antisemitism
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Protestant, Catholic churches in Germany launch campaign against antisemitism

Germany's main Protestant and Catholic churches have announced plans for a campaign to be launched to encourage Christians to take a clear stand against increasing antisemitism, recognizing it also has…

17 November 2020 · 4 min read

New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa

Some 10,000 health workers will be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through a partnership between the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and Laerdal Global Health, the non-profit arm of…

17 November 2020 · 2 min read

Cardinal Tagle: “Fratelli tutti” inspires Christians to universal love and openness to others - Vatican News
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Cardinal Tagle: “Fratelli tutti” inspires Christians to universal love and openness to others – Vatican News

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle led an online formation session on Fratelli tutti on Tuesday for participants from the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO). He highlighted that the Encyclical…

17 November 2020 · 6 min read

UN-backed fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene
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UN-backed fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene

A UN-backed fund, launched on Tuesday, is set to take on the centuries-old crisis centred around sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health, which now impacts more than four billion people across…

17 November 2020 · 3 min read